Edmonton Zoning Bylaw 12800

220     (RA8) Medium Rise Apartment Zone

220.1     General Purpose

The purpose of this Zone is to provide for Medium Rise Apartments.

220.2      Permitted Uses

Bylaw 15787

June 20, 2011

  1. Apartment Housing

Bylaw 15787

June 20, 2011

  1. Boarding and Lodging Houses

  2. Limited Group Homes

  3. Minor Home Based Business

Bylaw 15787

June 20, 2011

  1. Row Housing

  2. Stacked Row Housing, excluding Semi-detached and Duplex Housing

  3. Fascia On-premises Signs

  4. Projecting On-premises Signs

220.3       Discretionary Uses

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June 20, 2011

  1. Child Care Services

  2. Conversion of Single Detached, Semi-detached and Duplex Dwellings to Professional, Financial and Office and Support Services

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June 20, 2011

  1. Convenience Retail Stores

  2. Fraternity and Sorority Housing

Bylaw 14750

December 12, 2007

  1. Garage Suites

Bylaw 15036

February 2, 2009

  1. Garden Suites

  1. Group Homes

  2. Major Home Based Business

Bylaw 15787

June 20, 2011

  1. Personal Service Shops

  2. Religious Assembly

  3. Residential Sales Centre

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June 20, 2011

  1. Secondary Suites

  2. Single Detached, Semi-detached and Duplex Housing

  3. Freestanding On-premises Signs

  4. Temporary On-premises Signs

220.4     Development Regulations for Permitted and Discretionary Uses

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June 20, 2011

  1. The maximum Density shall be 224 Dwellings/ha.

  1. The minimum Site Area shall be 800 m2.

  2. The minimum Site Width shall be 20.0 m.

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June 20, 2011

  1. The maximum Floor Area Ratio shall be 2.5.

  2. The maximum Site coverage shall be 50%.

  3. The maximum Height shall not exceed 23.0 m nor six Storeys.

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June 20, 2011

  1. The minimum Front Setback shall be 6.0 m.

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June 20, 2011

  1. The minimum Rear Setback shall be 7.5 m.

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June 20, 2011

  1. The minimum Side Setback shall be 1.0 m for each Storey or partial Storey, up to a maximum of 4.5 m, except that a total of at least 2.0 m shall be provided in all cases. A Side Setback shall be not less than 4.5 m when it abuts a flanking public roadway, other than a Lane.

Bylaw 14750

December 12, 2007

Bylaw 15036

February 2, 2009

Bylaw 15787

June 20, 2011

  1. Separation Space shall be provided in accordance with Section 48 of this Bylaw, except that it shall not be required where side walls of abutting buildings face each other and habitable windows are not located directly opposite each other, such that privacy is not impacted and:

  1. in the case of buildings on separate Sites, each development complies with the Setback requirements for the building;

  2. in the case of buildings on the same Site, the separation distance between buildings is at least equal to the total of the minimum Side Setback requirements for both buildings.

  1. A minimum Amenity Area of 7.5 m2 per Dwelling shall be provided.

Bylaw 15787

June 20, 2011

Bylaw 15359

March 23, 2010

  1. Notwithstanding the other regulations of this Zone, where any building exceeds 10.0 m or 2 ½ Storeys in height, or is a Multi-unit Project Development, and abuts a Site zoned to allow Single Detached Housing as a Permitted Use, or the RF5 Row Housing Zone, the following regulations shall apply along the said property line:

Bylaw 15735

June 20, 2011

  1. a minimum Setback of 7.5 m shall be required except that:

  1. where a building exceeds 10.0 m or 2 ½ Storeys in height, the portion of the building exceeding the said height shall have a minimum 10.0 m Stepback from the property line;

  2. the Development Officer may reduce this Setback to a minimum of 1.0 m per Storey or partial Storey only where the proposed façade is a flanking or end wall, and an acceptable landscaped buffer is provided. In no case, shall the Setback be less than 3.0 m, nor shall the Setback be reduced, where the proposed building abuts the south property line of a neighbouring site;

  3. where a Stepback is provided, it shall be a minimum of 2.5 m;  

  1. The Development Officer may reduce the minimum Stepback where:

  1. a sun shadow study, prepared by a qualified, registered Professional Engineer or Architect, demonstrates the shadow impact is minimal, using March 21 and September 21 as the benchmark; or  

  2. variations in Yards and Stepbacks, recessed balconies, or other design techniques minimize building massing and/or shadow impacts, and provide architectural interest, complimentary to the surrounding development;

  3. no outdoor parking, garbage collection, common amenity areas, or outdoor storage areas shall be developed within 3.0 m;

  4. a solid screen fence, 1.83 m in height, shall be installed, except along common flanking Front Yard boundaries;

  5. design techniques including, but not limited to, the use of sloped roofs, variations in building setbacks and articulation of building façades, shall be employed in order to minimize the perception of massing of the building when viewed from adjacent residential areas and roadways;

  6. building finishes shall be compatible with the exterior finishing materials and colours typical of adjacent development; and

  7. the Development Officer may require information regarding the location of windows and Amenity Areas on adjacent properties to ensure the windows or Amenity Areas of the proposed development are placed to minimize overlook into adjacent properties.

  1. Signs shall comply with the regulations found in Schedule 59B.

220.5      Special Height Regulation

Bylaw 13912

March 1, 2005

 

On any Site in this Zone which was zoned RA8h under Land Use Bylaw 5996, at the Effective Date of this Bylaw, and which is designated as such on the Zoning Map, the maximum Height shall be 45 m.

220.6     Additional Development Regulations for Discretionary Uses

Bylaw 14750

December 12, 2007

Bylaw 15036

February 2, 2009

  1. Notwithstanding subsection 220.4, Single Detached, Semi-detached, and Duplex Housing, Secondary Suites, Garage Suites and Garden Suites in this Zone shall be developed in accordance with the provisions of the RF4 Zone.

  2. The following regulations shall apply to Personal Service Shops and Convenience Retail Stores:

  1. the total Floor Area of these Uses on any Site shall not exceed 275 m2 ;

  2. these Uses shall not be permitted in any freestanding structure separate from a structure containing Residential Uses. The principal entrance to these Uses shall be a separate, outside entrance.

Bylaw 15787

June 20, 2011

  1. Secondary Suites shall be developed within a Single Detached Housing Form.

  2. The Development Officer may exercise his discretion in considering Apartment Housing or Boarding and Lodging Houses, which would isolate another Site within this Zone of less than 800 m2, having regard to the location, age and nature of the Use or Uses on the Site that would be isolated.

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June 20, 2011

220.7   Additional Development Regulations for Multi-unit Project Development on Sites Greater than 1 ha

  1. Buildings shall address all street frontages, and may be configured in shapes such as an ”L” or ”U” in order to reduce the perceived massing of any particular elevation.

  2. On-Site pedestrian circulation shall be encouraged by ensuring that walkways, Amenity Areas and parking areas are connected.

  3. Perceived massing shall be minimized through the following design elements:

  1. building setback variations, building orientation, window placement, awnings, articulation around entranceways, roof treatment, and the choice of exterior materials and colors;

  2. landscaping situated so as to mitigate the perceived mass of the street façade;

  3. the total length of any building façade shall be limited to 48.0 m.